Chevelle Ss 1964 1972

Get all the details exactly right on engines, frames, suspension, exterior, interior, and more. Includes all the vital numbers to assure authenticity, including original parts numbers. Don't settle for less! Your Super Sport deserves the best. "Important features in this book include 350 photos and diagrams." Collector Car News.

Few muscle cars have ever enjoyed the long success over time as the Chevrolet Chevelle. From 1964 to 1972, more than 4 million Malibus, Chevelles, El Caminos, and Monte Carlos were produced in dozens of configurations. This creates countless questions when it's time to accurately restore a project car. With the Chevelle Data & ID Guide: 1964-1972, identifying the correct options and codes for your Chevelle becomes much, much easier. This book is a no-nonsense, hard-hitting data book that delivers all of the necessary information to correctly identify the numbers and options associated with your Chevelle. Production Numbers, VIN Decoding, Engine/Transmission/Rear Axle Codes, Interior Codes, Exterior Paint Codes, Color Combination Charts, and Full Options Lists are provided. It delivers a wealth of information in a single publication that will aid you in correctly restoring and authenticating your Chevelle. In addition, each chapter provides the information for you to determine whether or not your Chevelle is a factory SS model. With the Chevelle Data & ID Guide: 1964-1972 you have the missing tool needed to return your Chevelle project to its factory original condition.

Chevrolet's answer to Pontiac's GTO, the Chevelle was General Motors' muscle car for the masses. This Motorbooks Original Series title details factory-correct replacement parts. It contains information on serial and engine numbers, paint codes, trim, options, and technical tips.

" Be confident your Chevelle SS is as original as possible! Rarely does a book offer this much hard data in an easy and concise read. Make your Chevelle SS factory correct by identifying what was and wasn't available for the Malibu SS, SS396, and SS-optioned Chevelle and understanding the plant-by-plant variances and mid-year changes noted by author and Chevelle expert Dale McIntosh. Beginning in 1969, the Chevelle SS was no longer its own model and was relegated to being an option package. Hence, it can become difficult to determine if a 1969-1972 model was ordered from the factory with Super Sport equipment. Chevelles have always carried a certain aura about them. As Chevrolet's entry into the mid-sized muscle car market, they provided high sales numbers across many platforms as Chevrolet won the manufacturers crown six of nine years from 1964 to 1972. At the tip of the Chevrolet sales spear resided the Chevelle SS."

The high-water mark of the muscle car era is usually credited as 1970, and for good reason; Chevrolet was now stuffing high-powered 454 engines into Chevelles. Adding a larger displacement above the still-available 396 (402) offered buyers the option to order the most powerful production car of that era. The 1970-1972 Chevelles remain the most collectible of the model to this day. Author and historian Dale McIntosh pairs with restoration expert Rick Nelson to provide this bible of authenticity on the legendary 1970, 1971, and 1972 Chevelle models. Everything about restoring your Chevelle back to bone-stock is covered meticulously, including step-by-step instructions for chassis and interior restoration. Understanding date variances on parts applicable to the build date of your Chevelle is vital to a factory-correct restoration, and including them in this book provides a depth of coverage on these cars that is unequaled. Restoring a 1970-1972 Chevelle back to concours correct takes a certain amount of expertise. Thankfully, Rick and Dale have done a lot of the heavy lifting on the research side. With this authenticity guide, you can be confident that you have all the correct components and options accurately and expertly represented for your stock restoration. These fine details put the Chevelle Restoration and Authenticity Guide 1970-1972 a cut above the rest.

This revised edition has been updated to include an additional 36 pages, plus some superb color images. The book has also been upgraded to Gold Portfolio stature. You will find 43 articles, sourced from Autocar, Car and Driver, Car Craft, Car Life, Car South Africa, Cars, Classic American, Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Motorcade, Road & Track and Road Test, featuring reviews of these cars as they were driven and tested for the first time. Perfect for the muscle car enthusiast's collection on these classic cars.